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Newcastle track guide

Newcastle is a right-handed provincial track in New South Wales with a 2,000m circuit and a home straight of about 415m. We have tipped 347 races here since February 2025.

Right-handed2,000m circuit415m straightTurf

Races377since February 2025

Favourites won40%

Meetings48we have tipped

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About Newcastle

Favourites have won 40% of races here, close to the 36% across all the tracks we cover.

In races up to 1100m (70 here), barriers 9 and wider have won only 73% of their fair share of wins.

By distance

Distance	Races	Favourites won
≤1100m	70	40%
1101–1300m	115	43%
1301–1600m	124	38%
1601–2000m	35	40%
2001m+	10	50%

Barriers

Wins against a fair share: 1.00× is what a random draw would give, above it the draw has helped.

Distance	Races	Barriers 1–4	Barriers 5–8	Barriers 9+
≤1100m	70	1.08×	1.02×	0.73×
1101–1300m	115	0.84×	1.08×	1.19×
1301–1600m	124	0.97×	0.99×	1.09×
1601–2000m	35	1.22×	0.65×	1.25×

Where winners raced

Where each winner settled in the run, as a share of the winners at that distance.

Distance	Winners	Led	On pace	Midfield	Back
≤1100m	61	31%	26%	30%	13%
1101–1300m	106	28%	25%	25%	23%
1301–1600m	116	11%	32%	30%	27%
1601–2000m	33	12%	24%	33%	30%

By track condition

Going	Races	Favourites won
Good	179	36%
Soft	92	39%
Heavy	99	47%

Leading jockeys and trainers

Jockeys

Name	Wins	Rides	Strike
Aaron Bullock	19	96	20%
Mitchell Bell	18	127	14%
Keagan Latham	17	94	18%
K S Latham	16	74	22%
Jean Van Overmeire	15	98	15%

Trainers

Name	Wins	Rides	Strike
K A Lees	24	145	17%
C J Waller	20	122	16%
Matthew Smith	14	123	11%
P M Perry	14	185	8%
Peter Snowden	11	60	18%

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